The Heston and Cranford Area Forum meeting scheduled for 12 September 2024 contained a varied agenda, with presentations planned on a number of local initiatives as well as an update on the Area Forum Action Tracker. Before the formal meeting started, an informal networking event was scheduled for 6.30pm where residents could talk to councillors and officers from local organisations.

Open Forum

An open forum was scheduled, which would give the residents of Heston and Cranford the opportunity to raise issues with their councillors. Residents were advised that they could submit questions to the Chair in advance of the meeting.

Changes to Area Forum Meetings

A presentation was scheduled to be given by Thomas Allan of the Council's Community Development Team on the subject of changes to the running of Area Forums.

Cranford Community Hubs

The meeting was scheduled to include a presentation on the subject of Cranford Community Hubs. No further detail was provided in the agenda.

Area Forum Action Tracker

The meeting was also scheduled to include an update on the Area Forum Action Tracker. The Action Tracker (Action Tracker v5 Sep 24) was introduced at the previous meeting and is intended to:

improve the way issues raised during meetings were monitored and updates fed back to both members and residents in a timely manner.

The Action Tracker lists a number of issues raised by residents and councillors at the previous meeting on 21 March 2024. It includes the following issues:

• Flytipping on Brabazon Road
• Replacement of bollards on Brabazon Road
• The poor condition of the road and pavement at the junction of New Heston and Heston Road
• Parking issues on Heston Road
• The lack of dropped kerbs on Heston Road
• The need to replace a bollard outside Cranford Library
• A request to prune a tree on Cranford High Street
• The state of the alleyway behind Vicarage Farm Road
• The installation of a bench on the green space in front of the shops on Vicarage Farm Road

The Action Tracker also includes updates from council officers on what action has been taken on each of these items, though it does not include any indication of what was scheduled to be discussed.